Dear Fonda,
We’ve made a play together, and the premiere is tonight. Provided with the rich material of your many lives, I’ve written you as a sort of main character. It’s not biographical, rather a sort of dystopic concept, a sci-fi even. I don’t know if you consider yourself to have a wealth of philosophical potential, but we sure do. The script has a bunch of other good stuff in it too. There is text from the great and confusing french philosopher Maurice Merleau-Ponty, the sassy opinions of Andy Warhol, and our friend Michel Foucault. We asked ourselves, what would a contemporary, completely underfunded, queer play be without the dance moves, attitude and philosophy of Jane Fonda? It would be nothing, Fonda, nothing at all. With our greatest admiration, the playwright, Suz Evans. @childhoodbeautytheplay

I love you guys as a man of God,grandfather of 9 and great if 1 girl .Her name is Rory. I Believe you have a hit with Grsce N Frankie.
I have a new book that came out in Oct 2018.I would like to send it to you I am a controversial evangelist.i believe these prosperity ministers are destroying the message if love for all. HOW DO I DO THAT As Accomished writer I would like to give you a treatment on 9 to 5 sequel if you are open Jane.

Hi Jane!! Just found your blog after watching your wired interview. I wanted to tell you how funny, beautiful and inspiring you are ❤ hope you and Lilly will continue with many more seasons of Grace and Frankie. Love ya!

We are now three months into the New Year…I hope yours is going well. Mine, not so much, but there are things that brighten up the day. Have become a Grace & Frankie fan: thank you for the laughs! ( Seriously, not much that passes for entertainment these days, makes me laugh.) And, I get what you mean about telling our truths One of my recent struggles has been in dealing with a long term friend, who has repeatedly mistold my truth (beginning dementia and mean denial?)) during the past year and how hurtful that has been and what hardships it has caused.. In theory, your show could go one forever, because your viewers could give you a never ending supply of plots. Getting older is not very fun, except when Grace and Frankie makes it so! It feels a little less stressful, to know that Jane and Lily have our backs!
I was writing a comment on a post about you (Turner Classic Movie Fan Site) that asked what movies of yours were our favorites, and just wanted to share(. I was actually thinking of your documentary as the answer, because it was done really well.) The Dollmaker is the movie that really got my attention, and also Stanley & Iris, On Golden Pond, and Our Souls At Night because those are the movies where Jane Fonda is not the glamour girl, but the story teller, and a very good one! (But, I would have to admit that another 9 to 5 would be a lot of fun!) Really, just wanted to say that I am glad you came back to acting, and you go girl!

Hello Jane my name is Jen Wilson and I am a big fan of yours. I’m also a little bit more than just a fan though. My grandmas name is Joyce lapham but maiden name Fonda. You are actually first or second cousins with her she said she and my mother met you years ago when you were filming a movie in Albany ny if you remember. I’ve been wanting to reach out to you for years but never really knew how till I saw your blog come up on my suggested follows. Anyway I just wanted to say hi and hope eventually you see this. I’d love to get to know you better!

I am loving the blog you have. Its nice to be able to communicate with you as a person. Keep up the blogging. I am currently working on my college degree, but promise to read your new book.

Hi Jane , Congrats on looking as great as you do at your young age. Grace and Frankie is amazing, You and Lily Tomlin make a great team. Thank you for being a inspiration to all women. You have been a role model for me for many years. My son is now going into the filming industry as a director/ actor. Thank you for being you.
By the way i got a message this morning from someone that said it was you , not sure if it was or not , but said they were giving 200k to 10 people and asked if i was interersted. I wasn’t interested as i think there are other poeple out there who could use it more than me. but wanted to mention it to you.
Yvette

I’m curious as to why this comment is still awaiting approval after 5 months. Is there a problem? I sent a message to the Admin and never got a response. Please contact me and let me know what is going on with this, and if it would be possible to send a message to Lily. Thank you!

Hi Jane
Firstly send my thoughts and prayers to the family. On the passing of your brother Peter. May he rest in peace. What legacy he has left the world. All my love and Respect to you and the family. Susanx🙏❤️

Hi Ms. Jane. I don’t generally write to celebrities but I happen to be a fan of your show Grace and Frankie. Although…I do wish the F word wasn’t bandied about so much….there are parts of me that don’t mind it and other parts of me that think it’s not so lady like…but….I endure it anyway because the show is so good. The best thing about it is the friendship between the two ladies and how you helped each other over that traumatic event in their life. Anyway! The reason I’m writing on here is that I do wonder how they did that to your face in the last episode of Season 5. I googled it but could find nothing. I’m just curious. It didn’t look like you. I enjoyed the episode though. I’m not sure if you look at new questions on your blog but I will check back from time to time to see if you have answered. 🙂
Kim

Ms. Fonda,

Thank you for being you! I’m digging the burn it up and wish it into life. I’ve always been a huge fan thanks to On Golden Pond. My family owns John Nicolay’s (assistant to President Lincoln) estate on Squam lake. We always watch OGP like a tradition every August during our families week at Squam. I’m here to ask…. what did you really think of New Hampshire? Rumor is you absolutely hated it! Also wondering what it was like to be in a tiny town with such famous people. I imagine Ms. Hepburn loved it here.

Side note: you and Lily are to die for. You’re both welcome to return to Squam anytime! It would light up the town.

Yours,

Kim Drew

Hi Jane 🙂 you and Lily are such incredible people and watching Grace & Frankie has brought a lightness to my life in some dark times. I’m currently starting my own little online business whilst working as a barmaid and wondered if you have any tips on how to be successful (sorry if you get asked this a lot) but I always feel like I have the ideas but the going through with them seems to be an issue, maybe out of fear for failure. I really hope you and Lily have a lovely new year, Alex 🙂

Dear Ms. Jane,
Greetings from the East Coast! I don’t normally comment online, but I’m a big fan and felt compelled to write. I’m new to Grace and Frankie and started watching it 3 weeks ago and just finished season 2. You and Lily Tomlin are the dynamic duo that’s been missing from my life! You two are so good on the show. I love how entertaining it is and it brings me a lot of joy to watch you ladies. I also love the character of your older daughter, the two sons of Frankie’s and Ernie Hudson’s character who is a familiar face from the Ghostbusters. I don’t know much about Ernie Hudson aside from his Ghostbuster fame, but love seeing his scenes and it’s very calming to watch him. Of course I knew of you (I’m in my early 40’s) and have watched three of your films (9 to 5, On Golden Pond, and Monster in Law), but had no idea how brilliant and wonderful you were aside from being a good actress.

Because I liked you so much from Grace and Frankie, I watched your interviews with Lily Tomlin and you ladies are even better in real life. I wish you and Lily Tomlin would have a talk show like the ones that Seinfeld and Letterman have done on Netflix. No offense to those guys, but you two would be way better. Maybe the two of you having a meal with someone you admire or you guys giving your sage advice about life or just rehashing stuff from the past! It could even be a 15 minute recap on current events in your own words and I’d watch it! It’d be a hit!

Through your interviews, I found out about your website and documentary. I watched the documentary last week and I weeped through its entirety. It was really moving and eye opening. How you were able to accomplish all that you have while going through everything is beyond me. You’re truly an inspiration and I’m so happy to have “discovered” you (and Lily Tomlin). Thank you for sharing so much of yourself and your world and for all the work you have done through your charities. You’re very much appreciated. I’m wishing you good health and crossing my fingers for that talk show. =)

This is my first time on your blog, or on anyone’s blog! I’m a Grace and Frankie fan, saw the two of you goofing around for a funny joint interview online where you mentioned your blog; so here I am. You also mentioned Tom Hayden in that interview, and I wanted to thank you for saying something about this true patriot and activist, whose career I followed and admired, along with yours. It started during the Chicago riots in ’68, when a close friend of ours in rural Illinois offered Tom and Rene Davis and about 200 of their group a safe haven after the violence of Mayor Daley. I was about 10 years old, and I and my brother and our two best friends, the farmer’s daughters, hung out with them for a few days as they camped out at the farm, sleeping in the barns, to recover and nurse their wounds. Our parents were already very much of the left, but having close contact with the young Tom and Rene and the rest was really formative for us kids, and taught us something about activism (even if we didn’t wholly understand the politics at that age, and couldn’t share the whole sex and drugs and rock’n’ roll aspect of it) and about taking political responsibility for stuff you believe in. Been prodding the Man ever since, especially on environmental issues. I want to thank you and Tom and everyone in that key moment for your service, and for prodding the rest of us.

Keep fighting the good fights Jane! I love you!
Isabel xoxo

There is finally a forum for me to express what has long been held in my heart. I have loved your work since my childhood, and, even then, felt a connection I could not quite understand. As I grew older, I learned of your activism that seldom few seemed to understand–but, on a spiritual level, your allegedly controversial behavior made sense to me. My father was born during WWI, and he, of course , would never understand. Your consciousness was at a higher level–not limited to the concept of boundaries, countries, politics, and military ideation, but for all human beings–American and Vietnamese alike. I intuitively and instinctively understood. And, I understood you ever more deeply when I read, “My Life So Far”–the wounds of childhood; similar fathers; relationships we instinctively knew we should leave that we did not–were all materials we shared in common for the deeper, healing journeys of our respective lives. And, then, I understood what I couldn’t quite grasp as a child–a connection that went far deeper than your incomparable acting ability (though that experience has a depth all its own). I understood the vulnerability I witnessed in the roles you created through the lens of your personal and painful experiences. I absolutely love all that you are, all that you stand for, and feel enormous love and compassion for your life experiences. Much love and respect–always.

Dear Ms. Fonda:
My name is Geraldine, I’m from Argentina and I’m here to tell you (or at least try to) how much I love this film. I just want to express my profound gratitude for this amazing piece of work. I wasn’t sure of… what I was going to see in this movie. It’s brutally honest, insightful and absolutely inspiring. I’m a fan of your work but even I didn’t know A LOT of the things you personally share with us the viewers. People don’t like when women speak their minds. They want us in silence. So the fact that you are being vocally loud about all the things that matters to you, that you considered important for you (and for all of us!) is beyond inspiring.

Speaking of some of your work, let me just say that I’m a big fan of Alan Rickman. I think there’s no one like him. Sadly, he’s no longer with us. But I remember how happy I was (a few years ago) when I’ve read that you would assume the role of Nancy Reagan. I was over the moon! Then I was surprised with the resemblance… of both of you!

I don’t really like to make comments on famous people’s blogs or pages because it’s not normal for them to reply to some of the messages. But after seeing a bunch of your interviews and hearing you said that you do, that you take the work of reading and replying… I didn’t want to miss my chance to let you know how much I admire you, how much I love you for your work and for your activism. You inspire me to be a better person, to get involved in the important things, to pay attention to what really matters, to try to make a difference. You make me laugh, you make me think, you make me company without knowing it and I will forever grateful for it.
I couldn’t say some of these words to my beloved Alan. I can now share my admiration for you, WITH YOU.
Thank you from the botton of my heart.
G.

I was a junior in high school when Jane Fonda starred in “KLUTE” and inspired me to cut my waist length hair into a shag. At 64 years young I spend time most every day playing along with Jane Fonda’s “PRIME TIME” videos which are keeping me flexible and strong, but in the 1980’s I went “for the burn” with “Jane Fonda’s WORKOUT” to keep slim.

In Chapter 29 of “JANE FONDA My Life So Far” she writes about the fictional thriller “The China Syndrome” which portrays a nuclear meltdown. “The China Syndrome” premiered in March 1979 and was met with a major backlash from the nuclear power industry claiming it was “sheer fiction” and a “character assassination of an entire industry.”
Twelve days later, a partial nuclear meltdown occurred at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant.

In “The China Syndrome” Fonda portrays TV news reporter Kimberly Wells. In her book Fonda explains the character’s long red hair was inspired by the fictional character “Brenda Starr, Reporter” created in 1940 as a comic strip for the Chicago Tribune Syndicate, until 2 January 2011, when Brenda says good-bye to the newsroom and walks away with tears in her eyes.

My childhood dream was to grow up and become a Brenda Starr who boldly went around the world searching for unusual and usually dangerous stories: and I actually did it!

“This American and Israel’s Nuclear Whistleblower VANUNU Mordechai” is a TRUE STORY based on my interviews with Mordechai Vanunu, Israel’s nuclear whistle-blower who was convicted of treason and espionage in 1986 and freed from prison in 2004, under draconian restrictions including he not speak to foreigners!

Inspired by Jane Fonda, Brenda Starr, and Dorothy Day, I wrote my first screenplay, which is introduced at the link and offered here in hope you maybe inspired to read more:
https://filmfreeway.com/1381552

Dear Jane Fonda
I wanted to let you know how much I loved your documentary. You are truly an inspiration to all women who believe in different causes but most importantly promote self love. Your description of looking into windows to see what a family looked like really moved me. I felt like for the first time, somebody else had that experience too. I have been working in the mental health field for over 25 years and am ready to still contribute but do it in a less “on the grounds” way. Your documentary gave me inspiration that a career OR path can take many twists and turns. It doesn’t have to be one way, you simply need bravery and now my job is to find mine. Thank you for giving me a new light. I really admire you.

OMG – i just watched the documentary and it touched me so deeply in so many ways. I lost my mother at the age of 4 and just as you described – it changed my life path for ever in every single way. I love your strength and passion for always moving forward and trying to find the “way”. I also love how you talk about that choiceful moment when you realized you had been giving up your wholeness to be loved by a man. I admire your courage to step out of the relationship with Ted Turner at 63is and find you path to your own wholeness. You have inspired me beyond what you could know. Thank you and it would be an honor to meet you someday as you are my shero:) – you have certainly been on an amazing heroine’s journey. Please keep forging the territory ahead for all of us! Many blessings.

Tammy